To: Reno232
the majority opinion doesnt always constitute truth. You and I certainly agree, here.
But...we are not just talking opinion, here...We are talking about the proper translation of a funeral papyri.
And the issue is...Did Joseph Smith translate it correctly, or not.
Language experts can make concrete determinations in regard to accurate and inaccurate translations.
1,759 posted on
03/01/2008 2:49:17 PM PST by
pby
To: pby
You make the mistake of believing the posted article is designed to actually get at the truth, when in reality it is designed to create as much dissonance as can be exploited with the heresies in mormonism. Sowing doubt and fabricating ‘areas of gray’ to be exploited is what mormonism apologetics is all about. They do not try to prove smithian fabrications, only fabricate ambiguities into which/through which to sow their peculiar religious beliefs.
1,762 posted on
03/01/2008 2:56:13 PM PST by
MHGinTN
(Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
To: pby
So, is it your opinion that language experts always agree, especially on ancient dialects? I think the article I cited makes a very compelling argument against this opinion expressed, wouldn’t you agree? I’m not saying you should agree w/ the article, but it does put forth a very compelling argument, imho.
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